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Petals to honor the fallen, Students of Toronto's Brown and Deer Park Public Schools plant white tulip bulbs in Amsterdam Square yesterday - a sure sign that winter is almost here
Petals to honor the fallen, Students of Toronto's Brown and Deer Park Public Schools plant white tulip bulbs in Amsterdam Square yesterday - a sure sign that winter is almost here

Petals to honor the fallen, Students of Toronto's Brown and Deer Park Public Schools plant white tulip bulbs in Amsterdam Square yesterday - a sure sign that winter is almost here

Date11/3/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Petals to honor the fallen; Students of Toronto's Brown and Deer Park Public Schools plant white tulip bulbs in Amsterdam Square yesterday - a sure sign that winter is almost here.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0007381F
      Tulips for Terry. Grade 8 students at Ursuline School in North York were only part of the group that planted tulip bulbs to raise more than $900 for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
      Tulips for Terry. Grade 8 students at Ursuline School in North York were only part of the group that planted tulip bulbs to raise more than $900 for the Terry Fox Marathon of Hope
      Bull, Ron
      9/25/1980
      The wicker work baskets the girls have filled with petals are dumped into sacks for transfer to the distilling plant
      The wicker work baskets the girls have filled with petals are dumped into sacks for transfer to the distilling plant
      Popper, Paul
      1/18/1948
      Watt's up? Alex Prosser, Canada Life electrician, spends part of his time making sure the 1,500 long-life 40 watt bulbs on the building's weather beac(...)
      Watt's up? Alex Prosser, Canada Life electrician, spends part of his time making sure the 1,500 long-life 40 watt bulbs on the building's weather beac(...)
      McConnell, Colin
      6/10/1980
      To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
      To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
      Philp, Barry
      12/21/1979
      Pretty petals: Above, dress with pearl-embroidered bodice of petal shapes sewn in Bengaline, $3,195
      Pretty petals: Above, dress with pearl-embroidered bodice of petal shapes sewn in Bengaline, $3,195
      Slaughter, Mike
      1/11/1984
      Barefoot, this Bulgarian peasant girl picks from a Balkan hillside petals from which will be distilled the aromatic oil which makes one of the world's(...)
      Barefoot, this Bulgarian peasant girl picks from a Balkan hillside petals from which will be distilled the aromatic oil which makes one of the world's(...)
      Cash, Allan J.
      1/12/1948
      Below, tiny tux, $80 to rent from Classy Formal seersucker dress, $500 from Valencienne Bridal Design, headpiece by Petals and Leaves
      Below, tiny tux, $80 to rent from Classy Formal seersucker dress, $500 from Valencienne Bridal Design, headpiece by Petals and Leaves
      Loek, Dick
      1/25/1988
      Simmers' annual autumn catalogue of bulbs, plants, seeds, etc.
      Simmers' annual autumn catalogue of bulbs, plants, seeds, etc.
      J.A. Simmers
      1913
      High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home
      High on a hill: Conventional electricity is only used for light bulbs, stereo, television and appliances in this 65-foot tall, 3,000 square feet home
      Calleja, Frank
      12/27/1990
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      Holiday spirit short-circuited, On Christmas Day there were 100 bright, sparkling light bulbs on Christmas trees in front of the home of William Murra(...)
      Darrell, Dick
      1/2/1968
      Chandeliers in the main lobby-this one weighs three-quarters of a ton and was built to contain 70 bulbs of 50 watts each-are to be refurbished and hav(...)
      Chandeliers in the main lobby-this one weighs three-quarters of a ton and was built to contain 70 bulbs of 50 watts each-are to be refurbished and hav(...)
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      10/18/1973
      Bright idea: Some 120,000 consumers have got rebates on energy-efficient light bulbs
      Bright idea: Some 120,000 consumers have got rebates on energy-efficient light bulbs
      Beaty, Keith
      9/12/1990